US7789045B1ExpiredUtility

Flipping pet chew toy

79
Assignee: OURPET S COPriority: Jan 12, 2004Filed: Mar 13, 2009Granted: Sep 7, 2010
Est. expiryJan 12, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steven Tsengas
A01K 15/026
79
PatentIndex Score
5
Cited by
17
References
20
Claims

Abstract

A flipping pet toy is provided having a first bore and a second bore parallelly disposed to the first bore. A series of ribs interstitial spaces there between are concentrically disposed about a central axis of the bores. A thin and laterally elongated body member forms a resilient, thin walled body circumscribing the bores such that said thin wall is capable of generating a resilient, springing action.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1. A pet chew toy comprising:
 a thin and laterally elongated body member and forming a resilient, thin walled body circumscribing at least one orifice such that said thin wall is capable of generating a resilient, springing action; 
 a liquid flavoring impregnating said body member and dispenses through a plurality of apertures formed in said body member; and 
 a plurality of ribs extending outward from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     2. The pet chew toy of  claim 1 , further comprising impregnating said body member with an aroma. 
   
   
     3. The pet chew toy of  claim 1 , wherein said toy is formed by extrusion molding. 
   
   
     4. The pet chew toy of  claim 3 , wherein said toy is formed from thermoplastic. 
   
   
     5. The pet chew toy of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 said thin and laterally elongated body member forming a resilient, thin walled body circumscribing at least a second orifice such that said thin wall is capable of generating a resilient, springing action. 
 
   
   
     6. The pet chew toy of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a plurality of ribs extending outward from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     7. The pet chew toy of  claim 6 , further comprising:
 a plurality of interstitial recesses between said ribs extending inward to from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     8. The pet chew toy of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a plurality of interstitial recesses between said ribs extending, inward to said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     9. The pet chew toy of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a plurality of interstitial recesses between said ribs extending inward to from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     10. A flipping pet chew toy comprising:
 a first annular sidewall circumscribing a first orifice, said first sidewall forming a resilient thin walled body circumscribing such that said thin wall is capable of generating a resilient, springing action; and 
 a second annular sidewall circumscribing a second orifice, said second sidewall forming a resilient thin walled body circumscribing such that said thin wall is capable of generating a resilient, springing action; 
 
     wherein said first annular sidewall is connected to said second annular sidewall. 
   
   
     11. The flipping pct chew toy of  claim 10 , wherein a liquid flavoring impregnating said body member and dispenses through a plurality of apertures fobrmed in said body member. 
   
   
     12. The flipping pet chew toy of  claim 10 , wherein said first annular sidewall is connected to said second annular sidewall in a generally symmetric fashion about a centerpoint. 
   
   
     13. The flipping pet chew toy of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a plurality of ribs extending outward from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     14. The flipping pet chew toy of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a plurality of interstitial recesses between said ribs extending inward to from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     15. The flipping pet chew toy of  claim 10 , wherein said first annular sidewall is connected to said second, annular sidewall such that said resilient sidewalls can be conformed to a generally symmetric shape about a centerpoint. 
   
   
     16. A pet chew toy comprising:
 a thin walled laterally elongated body member forming a resilient body circumscribing at least a one orifice such that said resiliency of said thin wall is capable of generating a springing action; and 
 a plurality of shaped features formed an outer surface of said thin wall such that said features are capable of creating a flipping-like motion to said springing action when directed against a surface 
 wherein said plurality of shaped features comprises a plurality of ribs extending outward from said thin wall. 
 
   
   
     17. The pet chew toy of  claim 16 , wherein said toy is capable of being formed by extrusion molding. 
   
   
     18. The pet chew toy of  claim 17 , wherein said toy is formed from thermoplastic. 
   
   
     19. The pet chew toy of  claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of interstitial recesses between paid ribs extending inward to said thin wall. 
   
   
     20. The pet chew toy of  claim 19 , wherein said plurality of shaped features further comprises a plurality of interstitial recesses between said ribs extending inward to from said thin wall.

Cited by (0)

No later patents cite this yet.

References (0)

No backward citations on record.